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. PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2. 1913.

Patented AIIC. 22, 1916.

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PRINTING MACHINE.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. QUADE, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Fresno, county of Fresno,

and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Printing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates toprinting machines and the particular object thereof is to improve the machine shown inthe United States Letters Patent issued to John AF. Mahlstedt, numbered 1,016,756, Feb. 6, 1912; 1,018,434, Feb. 27, 1912; 1,011,314, oct. 15, 1912.

The machine shown in said patents is for the purpose of printing letters, circulars, and so forth, in which vthe heading of the letter may beprinted with ordinary .printing ink of any desired color, the body of the letter with an inked ribbon to imitate typewriting, and the' signature with ink which will give the effect of hand writing.

The object of this invention is to improve and simplify such printing machine, and make it more certain and eiiicient and less liable to get out of order, the present invention relating especially to the means for feeding the paper to and past thejmpression roller orprinting means, and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter first fully described and then particularly pointed out in the claims following the description.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the machine complete; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the machine through the center, showing a portion of the f mechanism; Fig. 3 is a perspectivegview of the paper feed mechanism; Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the eccentric bushing for adjusting the lower feed roll; Fig. 5 is an end' view of combination bail post and pacilier; Fig. 6 is asectional view of paper feed and .ejector mechanism showing platen and feed rolls up and paper stops down ready to receive paper before printing; Fig. 7 is a similar view showing platen and feed rolls down and paper stops up ready for printing; Fig. 8 is a plan view of the means for ejecting printedpaper; Fig. 8EL is an elevation of anJauXiliary ejector; Fig. 9 is a' plan view of the paper guide between feed rolls and means for supporting same; Fig. 10 is end view of left hand journal box and f feed plate; Fig. 11 is end view of right hand Specification o Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application led August 2, 1913. Serial No. 782,729.

journal vbox and feed plate; Fig. 12 shows in detail the support for the paper guide; Fig. 13 is a top view of bail shaft and upper .feed roll mounted with idle gear and drivlng gear, showing part cut away, and bearing pms; Fig. 14 is an elevation of the locking mechanism for raising and lowering the platen; Fig. 15 is top View of paper feed table; Fig.` 16 is a sectional view of paper feed table taken on line a-a, F ig. 15; Fig.

17 is an elevation showing the manner of supporting and locking the feed table in its operative position; Fig. 181s a perspective view of the bracket on the feed table; Fig. 19 is a detail view the parts coperating with the bumper block disassembled and in perspective; vFig. 20 is a detail of the bumper block and the trip which is mounted thereon.

The supporting frame is provided at each end with a pair of legs 212 and 213 connected by a brace 214 which serves as a support for a motor 210 and the bearing or fulcrum 221 for the oscillatory lever 215. A circuit closer 239 for controlling the motor is also mounted on one of the legs.

201 is the main shaft mounted in bearings 202, which shaft carries a fly wheel and a pinion 207. Pinion 207 engages with main drive gear 205 which ismounted on crank shaft 204 working in bearings 203.

` 219 is a connecting link and is journaled on crank shaft 204 at one end and journaled at the other end to the approximate lineal center of vertical driving lever 215. The lower end of vertical driving lever 215 is journaled in bearing 221 on brace 214, and l the upper end of said lever is connected by a link 216 to the moving type bed 93 which slides longitudinally in a track formed in the main frame 138.

79 is a lever which controls the printing and the ribbon feed as hereinafter described.

. ing in a slot in said rod at theother end.

92 is a post on rod 69 at a point between.

screw 71 and pin 72. A

is a tension spring attached at one end to post 92 and at the other to post 71.

73 is a locking block a'ttached to the rod 69 near the end thereof, the function of which will be hereinafterset forth. At the ends of rod 69 are bumper straps 69L and 69b which I have preferred to construct in the form of downturned right angle extensions to the rod. These bumper straps slide 0n the inside of frame 138 and in line with the track on which the Ytype bed slides. The length of rod 69 is slightly shorter than the stroke of the type bed 93, and as the type bed" approaches the end of its track, a bumper block 243 thereon comes in contact with bumper-strap 69b and gives it and the rod a short longitudinal motion. This bumper block is shown in Fig. 20 and indicated in Fig. 2. As type bed 93 approaches bumper-strap 69, it would normally move rod 69 back the same direction the bed is traveling. I have, however, provided alock latch 74 for locking operating rod 69,*s'aid latch 74 consisting of an-angle lever or L- shaped dog having perpendicular and horizontal arms and pivoted near the angle or junction ofthe arms to a bracket (shown in Fig. 2) attached to frame 138. On the end of the horizontal arm of the latch is a catch 74 which normally engages with locking block 73. I have pivoted one end of a rod 75 to lever 79 below the fulcrumthereof and the other end of this rod passes through a hole in the lower end of the latch 74 and is equipped at its extremity with an adjustable collar 78. Collar 78 is adjusted on rod 75 so that when lever 79 is perpendicular latch 74 can engage block 73, but when lever 79 is released from its vertical position, colla-r 78 engages with the lower end of latch 74 and holds it disengaged from block 73 as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 14.

76 is' a spiral compression spring surrounding rod 75,between latch 74 and an adjustable collar 77 fitted on the rod between the latch and the lever 79. When the latch 74 is engaged with locking block 73, it is held in such position by spring 76. The

catch has an inclined face 74, as showny clearly in Figs. 14 and 19 and the bumper.

block,v 243 on the type bed is constructed with a projection 243a to slide under the catch as the type bed moves toward the forward end of the press, thus raising latch 74 at each stroke of the type-bed when the lever 79 is in upright 'positipn 3 is the platen orI impression roller, the function ofwhich is to press the paper on the type while printing. It is mounted on the right side in bearing block 1 and on the lleft sidein bearing Ablock 2 which are attached rigidly to eitherv side of ,frame 138. It receives motion from rack lmounted on moving type-inedl 93 which engages with cog-wheel 4 attached "to right hand end of platen 3.

8 is an eccentrlc shaft which passes horizontally throughcenter of the platen and carries, between the left hand end of the platen and thelefthand journal box 2, a pinion 5.v

Pinion 5 engages 'a short adjustable rack 47 which is mounted yon rod 69 between'therear end of the press and the lever 7 9. Said rack 47 is adjusted longitudinally by means of a screw 64 and a thumb nut 65 thereon workingbetween posts 67 attached to rod 69.

166 isl a split spring washer between post 67 and thumb nut 65. This washer will lock thumb nut 65 in any position desired.

68 and 68a are stop pins projecting from rod 69 beyond each end of rack 47. The adjustment of said rack47 forward or backward is for the purpose of adjusting the- 'rod 69 move to the` forward end of the machine, whereupon said rack 47, moving .with rod` 69, will. operate pinion 5 in a reverse direction from that previously given' and thus 'raise the platen from the type. If lever 79 were released from its vertical position, latch 74 would not lock rod 69 and, as spring 70 would hold rod 69 normally to the front of the machine, the platen would be lowered only at the rear endA of the stroke, and be raised while the type-bed passed under it. j

Referring to Fig. 13, 15 is af bail shaft for supporting the upper paper .feed roll. I prefer to make said shaft hexagonal, having attached thereto at the right hand end a bracket 16 and near the opposite end a similar bracket 16a. BracketslG'and 16 support rod 19 for upper feed roll, said rod being locked in position by a pin 23 passing through the end of the rod and bracket 16a.

17"-is ashoulder bushing fitted and fastened on bail shaft 15 against bracket 16. Said bushing 17 provides a circular bearing for the intermediate gear 18 which meshes with and receives its power from gear 4. 20 is a hollow tube having bushings 21 mounted in both ends thereof which bushings revolve on rod 19. For feeding the paper, I have mounted on hollow tube 20 a. plurality of short feed roll rubbers 22, the combination of which is herein termed the upper feed roll. On hollow tube 20, I have rigidly attached a gear 24which meshes with the intermediate gear 18. Bail shaft 15 is mounted in journal boxes 1 and 2 by means of bearing pins 25 and 25a. On the left hand end'A of bail shaft 15 I have mounted the combination bail post 34 shown in Fig. 5 by passing said bail shaft through a hole in the member 34u of the post and designated 15a on said figure. I have used clamp screw 36 to rigidly fasten the post to the bail shaft.

, Bail post 34 has a downward projection 34b carrying a roller 35 and also has a horizontal arm 34c through the end of which passes a pacifier lift screw 31 to be hereinafter referred to. The upper feed rolls 22 receive pressure downward by means of compression spring 37 which bears on the top of bail post 34 at a point between roller 35 and bail shaft 15. 38 isa-guide pin inserted in the upper part of bail post 34 directly under spring 37, and 40is an adjusting screw for regulating the downward pressure of upper feed roll. 39 is a guide washer carried on the lower end of screw 40 and riding 'onthe top of compression spring 37. '42..is'a bracket projecting from journal box 2` through which screw 40 passes. 41 is a lock nut for binding screw 40. The brackets 16 and 16a extend fromv bail shaft 15 in the same general direction'as arm 34"t of bail post 34, and it willbenoted that by compressing spring 37 .thevdewnward pressure on the upper feed ro'll'is increased. 11 is the lower feed roll. It runs parallel to and directly upon the upper feed roll. It is journaled onthe left in the left hand journal box 2 with a nonadjustable bearing and on the rights'ide in journal box 1 with an adjustablebearing, clearly shown in Fig.` 4 in which 12represents an eccentric bushing into which is inserted the right hand end of lower roll 11. 13 is a locking device which is attached to the end of the eccentric bushing 12 and which, when the right hand bearing of lower roll 11 is adjusted in journal box 1, is on the outside of said journal box 1, as shown in Fig. 3. j 13"L is a segmental slot in locking device 13. It will be observed that by swinging the locking device 13 to the left or to the right the eccentric bushing tends to lower or raise the lower roll at the right hand end and by a screw 14, passing through segmental slot 13a into the journal box 1, the bushing can be locked in position, the lower roll rotating in the bearing in said bushing. The purpose of this construction is to adjust the rolls to grasp paper which may be thicker on one side than the other, or double, asl in envelops, and to force it through the press uniformly. Or it can be adjusted to grasp uniformly calendered paper.

Directly under the track of antifriction roller 35, I have attached to rod 69 a block 69C, with an incline leading up thereto, so that when rod 69 moves to and fro antifriction roller 35 is raised to the top of the block. The adjustment is such that when antifriction roller 35 is running on its normal track, compression spring 37 engages upper feed rolls 22 with lower feed roll 11, but when antifriction roller 35 is elevated on incline block 69, the feed rolls are separated. In Fig. 3, I have shown the adjusted block 69 so that antifriction roller 35 will drop into its normal track and upper feed rolls 22 will come in contact with lower feed roll 11 as the platen is lowered for the printing. In my construction, I have formed the lower feed roll of a plurality of sections on a ,common shaft which correspond with and engage with the short rolls in the upper feed roll.

As shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 9, 10 is the lower feed plate which runs parallel to the feed rolls. It is placed over the lower feed roll, the several sections of which project upward through corresponding openings in the feed plate. Lower feed plate 10 is fastened at theback end. to journal boxes 1 and 2 by screws 45, fromy which point it extends obliquely toward the under side of the platen where it terminates in the illustrated construction with av downward hook 10a which extends the entire length of said feed plate. The purpose of this hook is to engage and support paper strippers 53 and 54 which terminate at their rear ends in corresponding upper hooks. In right hand journal box 1, I have cut a groove 1a (shown in Figs. 9 and 11) corresponding with the thickness of the lower feed plate, and at an angle corresponding to the dip given said plate. In the left hand journal box, I have inserted a stud 46 having a notch 46a (shown in Figs. 9. and 12) cut across the projecting end thereof at an angle corresponding to the dip given the lower' feed plate. Lower feed plate 10 has end projections which engage the grooves. 1 and 46a as shown in Fig. 9. Stud 46 is fastened to journal box 2 by means of a screw 48 as shown in Fig. 9. The under side of stud 4G is cut away, as shown in Fig. 12, to permit rack 47 to pass under it and to support said rack 47 against lateral vibration.

In Fig. 9, 9 is the upper feed 'plate which runs in an approximately parallel plane with the lower feed plate 10. In my construction, I have formed projections at each end of the upper plate 9 which are bent downward at right anglesto the plane of said plate to engage the lower feed plate and leave sufficient space between the feed plates to readily admit the paper or card board to be printed and guide theJl same to the upper and lower feed rolls between which it is grasped. One of these downturned projections appears clearly in Fig. 3. 26 is a paper stop finger shaft which runs parallel to the bail shaft 15, and the ends of which are journaled in the side plates 1 and 2. I prefer to construct shaft 26 hexagonal. To said shaft, I have fitted .a plurality of paper stop fingers 27 the purpose of which is to prevent paper from entering the press until the type is inked and the margins have registered. To do this, I have constructed the finger 27 in the form of a compound curve the one end of which is fastened to shaft 26 and the other end of which extends downwardly into corresponding holes in the lower feed plate 10 in front of the feed rolls. 28 is .abracket attached rigidly to shaft 26 approximately in a plane parallel with and directly over arm 34. In this specification, I term said bracket a pacifier.v

At the outside end of said pacifier 28, I have fastened the rod 31 which passes through the end of arm 34". 33 is a compression spring between arm 34c and pacifier 28. 32 are lock nuts on rod 31 immediately under arm 34.

From this construction, it will be noted that when antifriction roller 35 is raised on inclined block 69C, spring 33 forces paciiier 28 upward, which movement lowers the fingers 27, and when antifriction roller 35 is on its lower track, the fingers 27 are raised. 29 is an adjusting screw in the top of pacifier 28, and 3 0 is a lock nut attached thereto, their function being to regulate the lift in the fingers 27.

For the purpose of regulating the relative time antifriction roller 35 runs on its upper.

track or is held on a plane with the top of incline block 69, I have adj ustably attached to bumper block 243 a trip 244 which is in line with the right side of the track on which antifriction roller 35 runs. Bumper block 243 is attached to moving type-bed 93 as heretofore stated, and trip 244 is attached to said block at such relation to the movement of rod 69 that the rear end of the trip passes under the side of antifriction roller 35, when said roller 35 is on incline block 690. By adjusting the trip 244 said roller 35 can drop immediately on leaving incline block 69, or it can be carried a distance beyond said incline block on said trip, thus delaying the movement of bail post 34. This in effect regulates the time of starting the paper through the press for printinginasmuch as the oscillating movement of said bail post 34, communicated thereto by raising and lowering antifriction roller 35, as hereinbefore set forth, separates the upper and lower feed rolls at which time the fingers 27 are lowered to prevent the paper-l from being fed into the machine until the moving type-bed reaches the required polnt, at which time antifriction roller 35 drops into its lower track and simultaneously with such movement of said roller 35, the fingers 27 rise, permitting the paper to pass through, and the upper and lower feed rolls come together forcing the paper forward under the platen. vOn the forward movement, the bumper block strikes the bumper strap 69a and slides the bar 69 so that the block or lug 69C thereon will move under and raise the roller 35. The roller will remain raised until the bumper block impinges against the rear strap 69b and thereby moves the rod 69 rearwardly, the latch 74 dropping in front of the block 73 and thereby holding the-bar 69. The trip on this stroke will pass alongside the block 69c and under the roller 35 to maintain the raised position of the roller. On the forward stroke, the trip will pass from under the roller which will thereupon drop. Near the end of the stroke, the projection 243a on the bumper block will engage the inclined face 74 on the latch and lift the latch so that the bar 69 can then move forward' to carry the bumper block 69c under the roller 35 when the bumper block strikes the strap 69a.

As shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8, 53 is the right side paper stripper and 54 is the left side paper stripper. These strippers are hooked into the lower feed plate as hereinbefore set forth, curve under the platen 3, and are fitted to slide on rods 49 and 49a. Paper strippers 53 and 54 are adjustable lengthwise on rods 49 and 49a by means of a clamp and a clamp screw 61. The rods 49 and 49a are attached to a bracket 50 on one end and a bracket 51 on the other end (the only difference in brackets 50 and 51 being that one is for the right side and the other for the left). Such brackets terminate with a horizontal portion which is fastened at one end to a forward extension of the right hand journal box, 1, and at'the other end to a corresponding forward eX- tension of the left hand journal box 2. I have cut a notch 56a in the paper strippers through which projects ejector roll 56, said roll being pivoted by a stud 59 to an arm 55 which swings on rod 49aL (shown in Fig. 8). Arm 55 is held in an upward position by a spring 57. In my construction, I prefer to use a. coiled tension spring 57 having one end bearing against a pin 58 on the arm 55 to push the roll against the platen. When the platen is raised, as shown in Fig. 6,

roller 56 doesfnot touch the platen but when it is lowered into position for printing said roller 5,6 engages the platen under tension,

thus ejecting the paper after printing at the j same speed as 'it enters the press. lThe arm UfIn, Figs. 8 and 8", 62 is an auxiliary ejector.y It is rigid and shaped like an Italic Y having the end ofthe forward upward project'ion 62a bent at right angles to the plane of the figure. The upper opening fits over rod 49 as shown in Fig. 8i and rod 49a fits vin the curve immediately below the delta.

In the tail of the Y, I have inserted one end of a straight spring 63' which is brought back-around a notch cut in projection 62 and under rods 49 and 49a when the auxiliary ejector is attached to said rods, the purpose of said spring being to hold the ejector in place on saidrods under friction. The upper side of said auxiliary ejector is sharpened to eliminate friction. In assembling the machine, I place the auxiliary ejector near the paper strippers. Its special value is in ejecting heavy paper or card board when printed.

In', Figs. 15', 16 and 17, 155 is the feeding table which I have constructed of a fiat plate having twin brackets 156 on the under side at the rear end thereof. Brackets 156 have inverted T-slots 15Ga open at their rear ends cut therein. The ends of slots 156a to the front and the top of slot 159a are rounded to fit over rod 159, which rod extends at right angles to frame 138 and is carried by brackets 158 at the end of the main frame. The relative position of brackets 156 and rod 159 is such that when said rod'is at the forward end of the slot 156, table 155 can be swung thereon with rod 159 as the center, and can be removed from said rod.- The front end of table 155 has a downward projection with holes 45a in eachend which engage with the projections or screws 45 on the rear of journal blocks 1 and 2,'when said Atable' isbrought forward. The table- 155 and projections 45 are in such relation that when the holes 45a in said table engage the projection on blocks 1 and 2, rod 159 engages sloti159. The object of this construction is to have a firm table when in use and at the same time readily removable. 157 is a stop pin in bracket 158 which engages the rear end of table 155 when it is desired to swmg it backward on rod 159 without removing it. See dotted lines in Fig. 17.

223 is al shelf on the right side of the machine and parallel to feed table 155. It is supportedon' the front end by bracket 224 on frame 138 and on the rear end by bracket 65 158 and rod 159.. The function of this shelf is to hold the paper conveniently to the means for'feeding it through the press.

Having'thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, journal blocks at each side of the frame adapted to support an impression roller, one of said blocks being provided with a groove and the other block being provided with a lug having a notch cut therein, a lower feed plate having one edge fitted in the groove in the journal block and the other edge fitted in the notch in said lug, a lower feed roll below the said plate, an upper feed roll above the feed plate, and-a stop finger coperating with the feed rolls.

2. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, journal blocks arranged at the sides of the frame and adapted to support an impression roller, one of said journal blocks being provided with a groove and the oppositeV journal blockbeing provided with a lug having a notch cut therein, and a feed plate fitting at one end in the groove in the one journal block and at its other end in the notch in the said lug, said feed plate consisting of upper and lower members fitted A together at both ends.

3. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted thereon, means for feeding paper to the impression roller consisting of an upper and a lower feed plate, the lower feed plate having its lower edge turned on itself to form an underlying hooked flange, and strippers having upturned overlying hooked inner ends slidably engaging and supported by the flanged edge of the lower feed plate.

4. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper to the impression roller consisting of upper and lower feed plates, strippers adjustably attached to the lower feed plate and extending under and around the impression roller, and meansy for eject- `'ing the paper consisting of rollers having .their peripheries extending through notches in the strippers, and means acting on said pression roller.

In a printing machine, the combination of printing means, a plate foi` guiding paper to the printing means, strippers 4attached to said plate and extending past the printing means, a support for the strippers beyond the printing means, means forvejecting the paper consisting of rollers, carried by the strippers between said plate and said support and adapted to project above the strippers, and means carried by the strippers for yieldably holding 'the ejector rollers projected above the strippers.

- 6. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper to the impression roller conrollers to yieldably hold them to the imsistiiig of upper and lower feed plates, strippers adjustably attached to the lower feed plate and extending under and around the impression roller, means for ejecting the paper consisting of rollers having their peripheries projecting beyond the strippers to engage the impression roller, twin parallel rods mounted transversely in the frame, ejector frames adapted to slide freely on said rods and carrying said ejector rollers, and means for locking the ejector frames to the said rods.

7. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper to the impression roller, strippers extending under and around the impression roller, means for ejecting the paper consisting of rollers having their peripheries disposed to engage with the impression roller, twin parallel rods, ejector frames carrying said ejector rollers and adapted to slide freely on said rods, and means for locking the ejector frames to said rods consisting of a clamp adapted to slide on one of the rods anda screw for fastening said clamp to said rod. I

8. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper to the impression roller consisting of an upper and a lower feed plate, strippers adjustably attached to the lower feed plate and extending under and around the impression roller, means for ejecting the paper consisting of rollers having their peripheries disposed to engage the impression roller, rodssecured upon the frame parallel to the impression roller and in front thereof,

the strippers and ejectors being slidablymounted on said rods, means on one of said rods to secure the strippers and ejectors in a i set position, and means on the other rod to yieldably hold the ejectors to thevimpression roller.

9. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper'to the impression roller,

strippers extending under and around the impression roller, means for ejecting the paper consisting of rollers having their peripheries disposed to engage the impression roller, and means for imparting a spring tension to said rollers consisting of rods running parallel to the impression roller, frames movable longitudinallypf said rods, arms carrying said rollers and swinging freely within said frames, and coil springs within said frames adapted to hold the ejector rollers to the impression roller.

10. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper to the impression roller, strippers extending under and around the impression roller, means for ejecting the pafper consisting of rollers having their peripheries disposed to engage the impression limiting the downward movementof the ejector rollers. A

11. In a printing machine, the -combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper to the impression roller, strippers extending under and around the impression roller, means for ejecting the paper consisting of rollers having their peripheries disposed to engage the impression roller, rods running parallel to the impression roller, ejector frames mounted on said rods, arms hinged within the ejector frames and carrying said rollers, means acting; on said arms for yieldably holding the ejector rollers to the impression roller, andmeans for limiting the downward movement of the ejector rollers consisting of an extension to said arms on the end opposite the rollers adapted to engage with the ejector frame.

l 12. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted thereon, means for feeding paper to the impression roller, transversely adjustable strippers extending from ,said feeding means under the impression roller, a transverse support on the frame adjacent and in rear of the impression roller, ejectors slidably mounted on said support and coperating with the strippers, and means for securing the ejectors in an adjusted position upon the said transverse support. Y

13. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means for feeding paper to the impression roller, strippers arranged under the impression roller, means for ejecting the paper consisting of rollers having their peripheries extending beyond the strippers and adapted to engage the impression roller, parallel rods supporting the strippers and disposed parallel to the impression rollerV and in front thereof, and an auxiliary ejector consisting of a member adapted to fit snugly on the parallel rods and cooperating with the impression roller and having a point projecting downwardly and adapted to lift the paper as the paper moves forward.

14. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, means adapted to fit snugly over the parallel rods, and a spring extending across said notches to hold said auxiliary ejector in position on said rods.

15. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted. therein, means for feeding paper to the impression roller, ejector rollers coperating with the impression roller to eject the printed paper, and an auxiliary ejector cooperating with the impression roller and having a downwardly projecting point adapted to lift the paper as the same moves forward.

16. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted therein, means for feeding paper to the impression roller, ejector rollers cooperating with the impression roller to eject printed paper, a transverse support in the main frame for said ejector rollers, an auxiliary ejector having notches in its lower edge to engage said support, and a spring extending across said notches to hold said ejector in position on said support.

17. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller, upper and lower feed rolls arranged to feed paper to the impression roller, the upper feed roll intermittently engaging with the lower feed roll and consisting of a non-rotatable shaft, bushings rotatably fitted on the ends of said shaft, a tube attached to said bushings and a plurality of short rolls mounted on the tube, and means for rotating said upper feed rollin the same direction as the impression roller.

18. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an lmpression roller mounted thereon, supports projecting from the frame, a feed table, brackets projecting downwardly from the rear corners of the feed table and each having a lateral slot therein open at the rear end, closed at the forward end and formed with a notch in its upper wall, a-rod adapted to slide freely into such slots and notches and fastened at each end to said supports, the said table being adapted to extend obliouely down from said rod to the impression roller, and means for feeding paper from the table to the impression roller.

19. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted thereon, supports projecting from the frame, a feed table, brackets projecting downwardly from the rear corners of the feed table. and each having a lateral slot therein open at the rear end, closed at the forward end and formed with a notch in its upper wall, a rod adapted to slide freely into said slots and notches and fastened at each end to the supports, the feed table being ada ted to extend obliquely down from the sai rod to the impression roller, means for locking the lower end of the table to the frame, and means for feeding paper from the table to the impression roller.

20. In a printing machine, the combination of a frame, an impression roller mounted thereon, supports projecting upwardly from the frame, a feed table, brackets projecting downwardly from the rear corners of the feed table each having a lateral slot therein open at the rear end, closed at the forward end and formed with a notch in its upper wall, a rod adapted to slide freely into said slots and notches and fastened at each end to said supports, a projection on. the inside of one of said supports adapted to engage the feed table when it is tilted backward and to limit the movement thereof, said feed table being adapted to extend obliquely downward from said rod to the impression roller, and means for feeding paper from the table to the impression roller.

21. In a printing machine, printing means, a plate for guiding the paper toward the printing means, front stops comprising fingers, the lower ends of which are adapted to project into said plate and arrest the forward edges of the paper, a shaft carrying said fingers, a bracket on said shaft, a rock arm, a compression spring between said rock arm and said bracket, and means coperating with the printing means for tilting said rock arm, a lug on the machine, and an adjustable stop on said bracket adapted to strike the lug and limit the upward stroke of the bracket.

22. In a printing machine, printing means, a plate for guiding the paper toward the printing means, front stops comprising fingers, the lower ends of which are adapted to project into said plate and arrest the forward edges of the paper, a shaft carrying said lingers,l a bracket on said shaft, a rock arm, a compression spring between said rock arm and said bracket, and means coperating with the printing means for tilting said rock arm, a lug on the machine, `an adjusting screw passing through said lug, and a compression spring between said adjusting screw and said rock arm.

23. In a printing machine, printing means, a plate for guiding paper toward the printing means and having a flanged edge, guide fingers projecting past said printing means and having hooked ends slidably engaging the flanged edge of said plate permitting lateral adjustment of the guide fingers, cross rods on the machine, and means adjustably securing said guide fingers to said cross rods.

24. In a printing machine, printing means, a plate for guiding paper toward the printing means, guide lingers projecting past said printing means and slidably engaging said plate, cross-rods on the machine, means adjustably securing said guide fingers to said cross rods, an ejector roller carried with each guide finger and projecting above the upper surface of the guide finger, and means pivotally supporting the ejector roller permitting vertical bodily movement thereof independently of the guide finger.

25. In a printing machine, printing means, a plate for guiding the paper toward the printing means, cross rods on the machine, boxes slidable on the cross rods, guide fingers secured to the respective boxes and slidably engaging said plate, a block in each box, an ejector roller carried by each block, and spring means for holding each block against the upper' Wall of the associated box.

15 26. In a printing machine, printing means,

a plate for guiding the paper toward the printing means, cross rods on the machine, boxes slidable on the cross rods, guide fingers secured to the respective boxes and slidably engaging said plate, a block in each box, an ejector roller carried by each block and spring means for holding each block against the upper wall of the associated box, and a thumb screw in each box bearing against one of said cross rods.

FRANK H. QUADE, JR.

Witnesses:

MADGE BUCK, T. R. THOMSON. 

